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Aug 04, 2011

Amanda rated it:

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Jan 30, 2009

Anastasia rated it:

This novel was very light in some ways (primarily, the main character was a superficial, highly privileged, wealthy, suburban, unhappy housewife/mother--- though that changed some) but was a thoroughly enjoyable read. It is fun to think about going back in your life, knowing what you know now, and having the option of making different choices; the author did a nice job of exploring this theme.

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May 12, 2011

Jan rated it:

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Oct 09, 2008

Cindy rated it:

You will love this novel that poses the question, "What if...I could go back in time and change choice that I have made?"

Allison is a wonderful author and I know my friends will read this book cover to cover and love every word.

xo
Cindy

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May 14, 2010

Mrs. Crane rated it:

This is one of the worst novels I ever read in my entire life!
I hated this book so much. It's not even worth being on goodreads.
If you like trash novels, this is the book for you.

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Feb 02, 2009

Bria rated it:

Very fast read. If it didn't read so fast, I don't know if I would have finished it. The end of the book was satisfying but I got bored throughout most of the book. I really didn't connect with the main character...most of the time she annoyed me.

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Jul 30, 2008

Candy rated it:

A tantalizing question- what would life be like if you’d chosen the old boyfriend or forgiven the mother who wronged you? Once I accepted that a spa treatment (really!) was the vehicle that gives suburban mom Jill a rerun of her last seven years, but with a chance to change paths, I couldn’t put it down. Jill's eyes are opened when she meets regrets and missteps head-on. Perhaps it’s not the history that needs changing as much as Jill does. If a deep tissue massage can reveal what’s important More...

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Feb 02, 2009

Karen rated it:

This was a book our book club wanted to read, but didn't because it wasn't readily available at the library. But one of the girls was able to get a copy and read it anyway and said it was good. So I put my name on the waiting list at the library...... I was number 32 in line, and it took a couple of months to get it. Because of all the demand and the waiting, I was expecting ALOT from this book! But, I was pretty disappointed.

The main character is Jillian, and she has the perfe More...

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Jan 07, 2009

Shonda rated it:

From the outside looking in, it appears as though Jillian Westfield has the perfect life. After marrying and moving away from New York City into the suburbs, Jillan and her husband, Henry, have a daughter, Katie, a nice home and Jillian does not have to want for anything.

For Jillian, something is missing. She feels an emptiness inside, that she is uncertain if anything will ever fill it. Then one day while walking with a friend, she learns that her old flame, Jackson, is getting marrie More...

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Sep 21, 2011

Yla rated it:

Introduction: Again, another book that asks us "what if you had a chance to do it all again? If you could leave your seemingly routined and monotonous life as a full time wife and mom to have a second chance with the one you tagged to be the love of your life, would you do it?" But to tell you honestly, I dont regret reading this book. Its cozy yet thought provoking, perfect for light reading.

Overview: Jillian has a life straight out of the women’s magazines she obsessively r More...

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Feb 06, 2011

Kooheli rated it:

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Sep 02, 2010

Julie rated it:

What if you had a chance to do it all again? If you could leave your stagnant marriage and monotonous life as a stay at home mom to have a second chance with "the one that got away," would you do it?

Jill, a formerly brilliant ad executive, gets just that chance when a twist of fate turns back the clock seven years. She wakes up one morning and instead of being in bed with her husband Henry, she finds herself living with former boyfriend Jack, just several months before they More...

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Jul 29, 2010

Robin rated it:

It isn't a masterpiece or particularly great writing...but it was very interesting and thought provoking. Jillian is a 30-something, affluent, stay-at-home mom, who does pilates, has massages, and drives a Range Rover, however, she is very unsatisfied with her life. She gave up a successful Manhattan advertising career and moved to the suburbs to raise her daughter. Her husband travels non-stop and she is lonely. She often wonders "what if". What if she hadn't given up her career? More...

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Jul 17, 2010

Sherri rated it:

This book irritated the heck out of me. I admit I am not a fan of chick lit books but the premise sounded intriguing. The road not taken appeals to most of us, if we are honest. I expected more from her, hoped she would take more risks, change more about herself and at least do something interesting.

The characters were simple, shallow and predictable. I could not bring myself to like the selfish, clueless and callow heroine. I thought her swearing was kind of funny after awhile, like More...

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May 17, 2010

Jessica rated it:

I really liked the back-liner description of this book. Really liked it. In fact, that is the reason that I picked it up and was exciting to read it. HOWEVER, it fell completely short of my expectations based on its description. What potential this story had. But Winn Scotch absolutely lost me as a reader. First of all, the story was very predictable and familiar. There was FAR too much unnecessary language. And the main character, Jillian, was simply unlikeable and undesirable, and never redeem More...

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Apr 02, 2010

Debbie rated it:

This was a good book and certainly kept me entertained...but I definitely would not label it a GREAT book! It follows along the lines of so many stories these days, both in books and in movies of the "what if" story and this one is incorporated along with the "time travel" story...and they just don't seem to flow together nicely in this novel. That being said, don't let that become a spoiler to you...as there is still enough awakening in the life of Jillian Westfield that y More...

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Nov 25, 2009

Nicole rated it:

I just couldn't figure out what the main character hated about her life that she wanted a "do-over". I don't know any full-time moms who have a nanny so that they can run errands, the description of her husband made him seem like a nice enough guy, and she loved being with her toddler. She was even lucky enough to go to the gym to exercise and out with her girlfriends. What's not to like? Unfortunately, the writer never fully explained. Instead, the main character went back in tim More...

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Nov 21, 2009

Elizabeth rated it:

When I picked it up, I thought I was just going to breeze through another Chick Lit read, but this book had so much more to it. The premise is, what would you do if you could go back in time and live your life over again. Would you make the same choices? What would happen if you picked another person to marry? These are the questions facing heroine Jillian. She seems to have everything. A beautiful suburban home, a wonderful husband, and an adorable daughter. She's bored and unhappy, though. Her More...

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Aug 21, 2009

Diane rated it:

I was in the mood for a light-hearted chick lit book and this hit the spot. The premise, of being able to back in time, knowing what you know now, to before you met your husband and having the chance to find out if you should have stayed with that sexy but irresponsible boyfriend you were with for years just prior to meeting your current spouse, is one probably many women can relate to, including myself.

The writing is not superb; there are some strained metaphors and the characters More...

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May 02, 2009

Abby Lyn rated it:

The style of this book reminds me of the work of Emily Griffin - chick lit that has more depth to it and characters that really seem to come to life. This is the story of a pampered, Westchester i-banker's wife and new mother who is bored with her husband and overwhelmed by motherhood (despite the nanny, mansion and Range Rover). She tries to compensate for the loneliness and the deep-seated issues that stem from her mother's abandonment of her at age nine, by making herself into an ideal Step More...

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Mar 18, 2009

Sarah rated it:

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Jul 21, 2010

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Second chances. How many times in life have we all wished for second chances? In Allison Winn Scotch’s second novel, protagonist Jillian Westfield gets a second chance after a "chi adjustment" sends her seven years back in time to her life with former boyfriend, Jackson. Jillian’s bohemian lifestyle with Jackson in New York City is contrasted with a her sterile former (future) life with a perfect husband, child and house in the suburbs. Jillian soon realizes that things are not alw More...

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Jul 06, 2011

Pam rated it:

I wanted to like this but I'm not crazy about time travel books - they always seem somewhat confusing to me and this one desperately needed some editing. I don't think the confusion I felt was all my fault. For example, I'm still confused...is Megan alive? Evidently she is and she did have a child but early on, we were told she died. How did Jillian going back and changing her life also change Megan's? I've missed something I guess.
Also, why so much of the f-word? I'm not a prude and ha More...

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Jan 16, 2010

Sheila rated it:

I didn't want to like this book. Well, that's not exactly true. The trouble was I DID want to like it, since I belonged to the same writers' organization as the author. However, when I read the opening scene, about a Yuppie mom driving a Land Rover, I thought, "Ew, here's another self-involved, rich, Pilates-taking woman with one child living near Manhattan. Spare me."

But, I had spent my money, so I continued reading and found myself increasingly taken in by the character More...

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Dec 23, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

This book has a very interesting premise – one that I think many of us may have pondered at some point in our lives. The big question: What if? What would life have been like if you stayed with an ex? What this book allows the reader to do is get a glimpse of a character who has that choice. Time of My Life tells the story of Jillian Westfield, a stay-at-home mom with a beautiful daughter, a magazine-perfect home, and a doting husband. But looks can be very deceiving. With her marriage crumbling More...

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Jul 07, 2010

~Tina~ rated it:

Have you ever wondered "what if"? Have you ever looked at your life and all it's craziness and think back to a time in your past that you could go back to, and if you could, would you?
What reality would you choose if you had the chance to do it all over again?

Time of my life sets the story of a neglected suburban wife, who even though has a content life can't seem to find any real passion in her marriage, and while she has a beautiful daughter who she lives for, can't More...

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Feb 02, 2010

Mary rated it:

Jillian Westfield has been living a perfect life - at least according to the magazine articles that have been advising her. She has put so much pressure on herself to be the ideal wife and mother that she breaks under the stress of it all. In a kind of freaky accident-by-massage she finds herself living seven years earlier. Her same life, seven years earlier. The do-over of all do-overs! She's back living with her boyfriend Jackson and on the fast track at work. She's reliving familiar situation More...

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Nov 21, 2008

Karah rated it:

I was just expecting a light chick lit book and while this was definitely a light little read, I really found myself thinking while I read it! The story is about a woman who wakes up in her 30 something life with a young daughter and married to a lawyer who travels a lot but makes lots of money for her cushy suburban life. She's not happily married and begins to think about her ex-boyfriend and what life would've been like had she been more understanding with him. She begins to only remember More...

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Aug 16, 2010

Kathy rated it:

Jillian Westfield, an unhappy, unfulfilled suburban SAHM with the “perfect” life travels 7 years back in time, when she was living with her (then) rich and handsome boyfriend, Jack. She gets a life “do-over” WITH the benefit of hindsight. Will she choose to stay with Jack, even though he is an unambitious momma’s boy? Or will she choose her husband and suburban life all over again? And the impact of her mother’s abandonment when she was just 9 years old…will Jillian finally come to terms with th More...

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Sep 13, 2009

Kathryn rated it:

I really loved this book. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is that it was more of a fun read than a work of literature - in my opinion. Jillian Wakefield has it all, the successful husband, a beautiful 18-mo. old daughter and a wonderful suburban life. For some reasons the "what-ifs" seem to nag at her, and then one morning she wakes up 7 years in the past. She's completely freaked out as her memory is in tact and she gets to re-live all her decisions with the wisdom of the exper More...

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